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29 Jun, 2026 0

US company AECOM conducting security assessment at Jamaican ports

The Jamaican Government has given approval for United States (US) company AECOM to conduct a comprehensive port security assessment at Jamaica's three principal commercial port facilities, an…
29 Jun, 2026 0

Rotary rescue - St Andrew North club gives $10 million towards repairs at hurricane-ravaged schools

The Rotary Club of St Andrew North has come to the rescue of hundreds of students in central and western Jamaica whose plight was dire following the devastation of their schools in the area by…
29 Jun, 2026 0

US group fetes Portland students

Port Antonio, Portland Dozens of students from communities across Portland on Saturday enjoyed a special treat hosted by a team of volunteers from Atlanta in the United States (US).
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Wingo launches new direct route from Montego Bay to Colombia

MBJ Airports Limited, operator of the Sangster International Airport (SIA), marked the launch of a new direct air link between Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Medellín, Colombia, last Tuesday.
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Three-year-old boy fatally hit by motor vehicle in Old Harbour

A three-year-old boy was killed on Saturday in Old Harbour, St Catherine, after reportedly running into the path of a motor vehicle.
29 Jun, 2026 0

Police probing ATM robbery at Scotiabank in Portmore

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have launched an investigation into a breaking and robbery of automated teller machines (ATMs) at the Scotiabank in Portmore.
29 Jun, 2026 0

72 rounds of ammunition found at premises in St Andrew

The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a large cache of ammunition at a premises in Coopers Hill, Red Hills, St Andrew, on Sunday.
29 Jun, 2026 0

Police probing separate fatal stabbings in St Elizabeth and Clarendon

Two men were fatally stabbed in separate incidents in St Elizabeth and Clarendon on Sunday, with police reporting that suspects have been taken into custody in both cases as investigations continue.
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Bank of Jamaica holds interest rate steady as inflation nears target ceiling

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.50 per cent on Monday, warning that inflation is on course to temporarily breach the upper limit of its target range as the…